Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you,,,
and you will be hated by all nations for My name's sake,
Then,
many will fall away,
and betray one another, and hate one another,
Help!
And many false prophets will rise and will deceive many,
Because iniquity will abound,
the love of many will grow cold,
But he who endures to the end,,,
You crazy fanatic!
,,,shall be saved,
NOTHING TO LOSE 2 YOU CAN'T HIDE THE TRUTH
Bishop?
Is everything fine?
This topic always brings back many memories,
That's nice,
That's great, actually, This book will be your memoir,
The last time we met, where did we leave off?
When you were released from jail,
At that moment, I thought I couldn't go through anything worse,
I was wrong,
We can talk about that,
In fact, Bishop,
I've got some pretty rough subjects
-to go over here, -Ask whatever you want,
They've already published so many things about me, about the church,
Great, Shall we continue?
Bishop, after jail,
there was a period of calm, right?
That was when Viviane got married,
It was very different from Cris's wedding,
I had a moment of peace,
Júlio,,,
from now on, you will have to do what the Lord Jesus,,,
does for the church, To care for Vivi,
Are you happy?
The ones who should be happy are Vivi and Júlio,
Look at what money can buy,,,
What did you say, Carlos?
What I meant is, he was only able to throw this party because of his money,
Are you insinuating what I think you are insinuating?
You know where his money comes from,
From the copyright of the millions of books he has sold,
Have you forgotten about that?
Look over there,
A bunch of brown-nosers, trying to see who can suck up to the bishop the most,
So, why aren't you there with them?
I know, Paulo, But even if I had stayed in jail, and unlike what they think,
the church isn't mine, It would have prevailed,
It will always prevail,
It doesn't matter, it's the work of God, And it is bigger than all of us,
When you were in jail, Bishop, many people thought everything was lost,
Well, they failed,
They arrested the bishop and our numbers grew,
Even those who didn't belong to the church sympathized with us,
It was bad for them and good for us, Their plan backfired,
God himself showed them up,
And that's why we always need to trust Him,
even when all seems lost,
If it hadn't been for the Holy Spirit, I don't know what would have become of me,
Nevertheless, they got what they deserved,
The truth is that the church will never have
everyone's approval, Carlos,
We'll always be the target of some people's hate,
It is in the Bible, "You will be hated by all in My name,"
We need to be ready for anything, right?
What are you guys talking about?
About our work to evangelize the whole world, Ester,
I remember when it was just a dream,
I've lost track of how many trips we've made,
how many countries we've visited,
And we're traveling again,
After Vivi's honeymoon,,,
we are all going to New York,
Why take your daughters and their husbands to the United States?
I wanted them to have their own experiences,
To learn how to start from scratch,
And it was very good for us,
When I walked in, the room was full of people,
Then I said, "Bishop, I'd like to have a word with you,"
-And I said, "You may talk," -He said--
"If you ever mistreat my daughter, I'll cut off your head,"
That's my dad,
I spent some time with my family,
But that wasn't what we were there for,
We went to establish the church there,,,
-and that took time, -God hasn't changed,
STOP SUFFERING
And He wants to transform your life,
Just as He is doing with the lives
of the hundreds of people who have attended our meetings,
And we started doing all of our work in Spanish,
Thanks be to God,
Good morning,
Are you counting the offerings on the floor, Bishop?
We have to, we don't have money for a table yet,
Well, at least we'll have enough money to pay the church's rent this month,
They are only one-dollar bills,
That doesn't cover the table, let alone the rent,
Don't downplay the offerings, Carlos, This is the blood of the people,
The church's income comes from here,
So they were one-dollar bills?
I thought they were $100 bills,
That network made many people believe
they were $100 bills,
They retracted it later, but that doesn't matter,
They will always criticize what we do,
I learned that when things seem to be quiet,
someone's out there plotting against us,
I want to understand the influence that man has on people,
I don't get it,
How come Edir gets out of jail and is treated like a hero?
For him to get out in 11 days, the evidence must have been very weak,
It's not my fault that our justice system favors impunity,
Senator, it would have been easier if you had just banned Record TV
while you were still a minister,
I tried, It was the president's decision,
That Macedo guy has no idea what he has coming,
We still have plenty of ammunition against him,
If there's anything I can do to help, I'm at your disposal,
In the Senate, a lot of people have been getting upset
with this pseudo-church,
They should do something,
Write a new law, some legislation,
anything to stop that church,
I have always encouraged pastors to work late at night,
Because that's when people feel the loneliest, they feel lost,
Unfortunately,,,
Sérgio made a mistake that night,
-What is that package for? -It's an idea for my show,
To open the eyes of anybody who worships idols,
Keep an eye on him,
Good morning, Carlos,
Why the long face?
-Did you watch the late-night show? -No, Why?
You should have, Sérgio made a huge mistake,
What did he do?
He messed up badly,
You must talk to the bishop,
Bishop,
something serious has happened over here,
I just hope that not many people saw it,
-What was it, Paulo? -It was Sérgio, He,,,
messed up,
I know it wasn't out of spite, he is a man of faith,
But he acted without thinking and crossed the line,
But what exactly did he do?
He brought a statue of Mary
to our TV show,,,
Today, on her feast day,,,
he tapped the statue,
-He tapped it? -Yes, like,,,
He tapped it with his foot too,
What do you mean? Are you saying he kicked the statue?
No, no, It wasn't really a kick, it was a light touch,
-But even so,,, -What was he thinking?
To prove it was just a piece of plaster, that it was lifeless,
-How could you let that happen, Paulo? -It's a live show,
When we saw it, it was too late,
This is serious,
I know, That's why I wanted to let you know,
Look,,,
Maybe the consequences won't be so terrible, The show is on late,
-That audience is small, -Tell Sérgio to call me immediately!
Just what I needed, Paulo!
What did Paulo want?
Don't worry, Ester,
ATTACK ON MARY CAUSES RELIGIOUS UPRISING
ATTORNEY CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION
A bishop of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God
sparks controversy and outrage all across the country,
He used a statue of Mary
to accuse the Catholic Church of profiting from the worship of saints,
He reinforced his argument by making aggressive gestures in front of the camera
and kicking the patron saint of Brazil,
Can God, the creator of the universe,
be compared to a doll like this one here?
Idolatry pushes you away from God,
It's in the Bible! Your faith has to be in God alone,
Not in saint A, B, or C,
PASTOR KICKED OUR SAINT ON TV
"WE DON'T WANT WAR," SAYS NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BISHOPS OF BRAZIL
INQUIRY TO INVESTIGATE AGGRESSION AGAINST STATUE
This doesn't work, There's nothing holy about this,
Politicians and authorities have already expressed their indignation,
This is an outrage, an act of vandalism and disrespect
against one of the greatest religious icons of our country,
and on a day celebrated by millions of people!
DEVOTEE STONES UNIVERSAL CHURCH BUILDING
CATHOLIC IS ARRESTED AFTER STONING THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH IN PERNAMBUCO
MAN WITH A PROSTHESIS INVADES CHURCH AND DESTROYS THE ALTAR
FAKE BOMB FOUND IN UNIVERSAL CHURCH BUILDING
CATHOLIC SMASHES UP UNIVERSAL CHURCH BUILDING
Hello, my friends,
May God bless you all abundantly in the name of the Lord Jesus,
It is written,
"Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you,
And you will be hated by all nations
for My name's sake,
Then,
many will fall away, and betray and hate one another,
And many false prophets will rise,
and will deceive many,
Because iniquity will abound,,,"
Don't you belong to that bishop's church?
Don't lie now! We saw you leaving that place!
There's no use lying, Let's see if your bishop helps you now,
-Get her! -Let go of me!
You crazy woman!
Open the door!
Help!
You crazy fanatic!
Please! Let me go, please,
You and everyone in that church deserves to die!
Hit her!
Like that!
Hit her!
-Go! -Ouch!
Our people paid a high price,
I warned you, didn't I? That's enough!
You're an embarrassment to this family!
As long as you belong to that church, I forbid you from entering this house!
Our people were being kicked out from their homes,
What have they done to you?
Hello?
Hello, I'm sorry to call you at this hour, Bishop, but it's urgent, Very urgent,
Calm down, Paulo,
Speak slowly, What's the matter?
The situation here has gotten out of control, Bishop,
Our people are being attacked in the streets,
We don't know where this is headed,
Bishop, this could be the end of the church,
We need to go back to Brazil,
This is what happens when you act without thinking!
We can't keep people like him around us!
Calm down, Carlos, No need to condemn him,
I can't believe you came all the way from the USA just to coddle this guy!
-Watch your mouth, Carlos! -I need to understand what happened,
What happened was that, thanks to him kicking that saint,
everyone hates us now,
-I didn't kick it! -Admit you made a mistake!
I told you to calm down, Carlos,
Sorry, Bishop,
Do you understand how serious this is?
Yes,
I know that the news exaggerated things,
but that doesn't justify what you did, Sérgio,
I did it with the best intentions,
When we are on TV, it's like we're being allowed
inside people's homes,
And you don't make fun of people's faith when they've let you into their home!
-That isn't how we're going to save souls, -I messed up,
Well, this reckless act of yours,,,
has delayed God's work,
Even in Mexico and Spain, we're already seeing repercussions,
I'm very sorry, And I'm very scared too,
People are calling my house, they've been threatening me,
I can't even walk down the street without being assaulted,
You can't stay in Brazil,
And what do we do?
Public opinion is against us all,
If I were you, I'd send him away,
When you make a mistake,,,
there is only one thing to do,
SILENCE WHEN THE "ON AIR" LIGHT IS ON
Going live in three, two, one,
Hello, my friends,
May God bless you all abundantly
in the name of the Lord Jesus,
We would like to state to all the Catholic people,
evangelicals, spiritists,,,
and to all who were directly or indirectly affected,,,
by the thoughtless, foolish action
of Bishop Sérgio,
In fact,,,
just as the Apostle Paul said,,,
"When I was a child,
I spoke like a child, I acted like a child,
I thought like a child,"
Naturally, Sérgio acted and thought,,,
like a child
in this recent and careless incident,,,
that hit all Brazilian people,
The people from the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God
would never accept anything that could become a cause for uprisings
among people,
On the contrary,
we preach love,
We live with love
and we try to bring love and understanding to people,
whether they are Catholics,
spiritists, evangelicals, Buddhists,
or that belong to any other religion,
The Apostle Paul said in his First Letter to the Corinthians,
"If I give all my goods to feed the poor,,,
and have not love,,,
it profits me nothing,
Love bears all things,
believes all things,
hopes all things,
and endures all things,"
And that's how the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God has been,
We have been enduring it all,
Injustice, defamation, and harassment,
But we have learned to endure all of this
because this also happened to our Lord Jesus,
And by no means,,,
have we ever,
at any time,
sought to be contentious,,,
or express our faith
through reckless and disastrous deeds
such as the one that occurred last Thursday,
Pompous windbag!
So we would like to ask for forgiveness
from all of the Catholics
who were affected by the actions of Bishop Sérgio,
I ask on my behalf,
and on behalf of the entire National Conference of Bishops of Brazil,
and the world council as well,
May God bless you all,
Thank you very much for your understanding,
Did you watch Edir's speech on TV?
I don't watch Record TV,
What is he thinking?
That he can disrespect a Catholic symbol and get away with it?
I blasted him in the Senate,
I've got support from all sides, everybody's against him,
The time to strike is now, while he's at his weakest,
It will be like beating a dead horse,
You lied to the people!
-Liar! -Shameless!
-Look over there!
-Thief! -Charlatan!
-Thief! -Thief!
-Charlatan! -Give the money back to the people!
Charlatan!
You know nothing!
THE SWINDLER BISHOP
EDIR IS A THIEF
Respect our saint!
EDIR MACEDO, UNIVERSAL THIEF
GIVE THE MONEY BACK
Liar!
DON'T KICK OUR SAINT
I often say that I have thick skin,
Thief!
Prison!
It's one of my duties,
To be the lightning rod of the church,
Thief!
God knows how much of a burden each of us can carry,
You stole our money!
RESPECT THE MOTHER OF GOD
-You liar! -Atheist!
UNIVERSAL THIEF OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD IMMEDIATE IMPRISONMENT
Edir,
Paulo is here to see you, He says it's an emergency,
Ester? Stay here, please,
I'm sorry for coming over so late,
Bishop,,, you need to see this,
What is it?
It's a scene from a miniseries produced by RGB TV,
Such disrespect for the Bible,
The character in the show repeats
the exact words you said on that interview,
My God,,,
-They are obviously out to get you, -Yes,
And there is more,
Carlos,
Sit down, Carlos,
Is it true what they told me?
-Are you really leaving the church? -I've made my decision,
Think it through, Carlos,
You've been with us for so long,
Well, yes,,,
For too long,
Why are you deciding this now?
I don't agree with the way the Universal Church is being run,
Look at what's happening,
Everyone hates us,
I told you multiple times, we will never have everyone on our side,
If things carry on like this, the church will end,
We trust the Holy Spirit,
And He is leading the mission, Carlos,
There are so many things wrong, in my opinion,
And I bet many people feel the same way,
They just don't say anything because they'd much rather kiss up to you,
I don't need to stay here,
Do you think God is only with you? God is with me too,
I can carry on by myself,
It looks like,,,
nothing I could say will change your mind,
No,
If that's the case,,,
may God be with you, Carlos,
Carlos was the first of many,
If the Lord Jesus suffered disappointment,
why shouldn't we too?
Is it difficult to trust pastors?
After all, so many have betrayed you,
I'd rather trust them all,
It's better to get hurt by viewing them positively
than seemingly benefit
from being skeptical,
-Are these the tapes? -There's some hot stuff in there,
Well, we'll be the ones to decide that,
You have my word,
This is all you need to put an end to Edir Macedo and the Universal Church,
Isn't that what you wanted? A reason?
There's plenty in these tapes,
Are you willing to go on record?
I left the Universal Church flat-broke, It was so unfair,
Exclusive!
You will now see the forbidden images
from the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God,
These tapes were recorded by a former leader of the church,
They show that Edir Macedo is very different in private
than what he shows in his churches,
He even teaches his pastors how to steal money from their followers,
Why did you leave the Universal Church?
Because the Universal Church has drifted away from God,
and its leaders now just focus on getting money,
Poor thing,
The wife of a thief,
That phony bishop,
Are you that bishop's wife?
I hate that man,
He's a thief,
He steals money from the poor and he doesn't even care!
How can you live with a man like that?
Edir Macedo's pastors and a new revelation:
the Universal Church's plan to gain power,
The video that we showed yesterday
revealed a private conversation between Edir Macedo
and the pastors of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God,
Like a coach rallying his team,
Edir Macedo teaches tactics to convince people
to hand over their money,
And how did Mrs, Ester deal with everything that was happening?
Esther's role has always been very important to me,
She doesn't even need to speak,
Her presence speaks for itself,
It's as if God was there,,,
working through her,
Hello?
Is this Bishop Macedo's house?
Who is this?
We know the bishop lives there,
Who is this?
Tell the bishop that he'd better watch out,
We've got our eye on him,
But not everyone was as strong as she was,
What is it?
-Why the long face? -My sister called from Rio,
It's my mom, Ester,
She's very sick,
There we go,
Look who's waiting for you,
-Ester! -Welcome, Mrs, Geninha!
I don't want to be a burden,
-but Didi insisted,,, -It's not a burden at all, Mom,
Of course not! It's a pleasure,
And it will make your son very happy,
I don't want my mother watching the news,
It's only bad news, and they keep attacking me,
She shouldn't worry about those things,
I know,
You're right,
I can bring her to the office whenever she wants
to watch the shows she likes,
EDIR MACEDO NOW WANTED BY THE POLICE
I don't think I've ever seen a man being slammed so hard,
Are you feeling sorry for Macedo?
Do I look like I feel sorry for thieves?
This guy is getting what he deserves,
Edir hasn't seen anything yet,
I'm making sure this time he won't spend just 11 days behind bars,
SUMMONS
JUDICIARY OFFICE
CIVIL POLICE
Go!
Let's go!
Edir Macedo Bezerra?
Yes?
RECORD TV
-Where's the news room? -First floor,
Go!
This way,
What is going on?
-Why are these men carrying guns? -Because this is how we treat gangs,
Who is in charge?
He's over there,
You! Archive! Hard drive!
This is a search and seizure warrant,
It gives me the right to turn this place upside down,
Get out of my way,
What is this?
You have been summoned to appear in court,
They are killing me!
I'm facing a new lawsuit every day,
I've never seen anything like it,
It's over 45 of them already, one after the other,
The officer even wanted to see the documents for my car
at six in the morning! And I had to do it!
How do we put an end to this?
How long do I have to put up with this persecution?
-Something has to be done! -Edir,
What is it, Ester?
It's your mother,
It was for the best,
God spared her from what was yet to come,
It is said, "Precious in the sight of the Lord,,,
is the death of His saints,"
For those who are saved,
death is the beginning of an eternal life with Him,
And after that, my friend, the incident in Osasco happened,
CHURCH IN OSASCO, BRAZIL
SEPTEMBER 6TH, 1998
JESUS CHRIST IS THE LORD UNIVERSAL CHURCH OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD
Bishop,,,
there's been a tragedy,
Calm down, Paulo,
What happened?
The roof of our church in Osasco collapsed,
Oh, my God!
How did it collapse?
How did this happen?
No one can explain what happened yet,
Any casualties?
The firemen are trying to rescue the wounded,
There are still many people beneath the rubble,
The church was packed,
Let's tie it up,
Keep going!
Apply more pressure!
Thank you for your donation,
DONATE BLOOD HERE
God is with us,
Be strong!
Hello? Ramos?
The rescue work was done during,,,
Turn on your TV,
The collapse of the roof
or the Universal Church
in the middle of the night, during a prayer vigil,
left 24 people dead,
and over 400 wounded, in the city of Osasco,
The roof of the building didn't have any slabs,
it was supported only by a wooden structure,
This catastrophe is proof that this guy is not serious,
It's over, He's hit rock bottom,
Nobody overcomes a tragedy like this one,
ROOF COLLAPSE KILLS AT LEAST 23
AND WOUNDS 539 AT UNIVERSAL CHURCH IN OSASCO
RESIGNATION AND PAIN DIVIDE RELATIVES OF THE VICTIMS
THE NUMBER OF DEAD RISES TO 24
THE POLICE HOLDS HEARING WITH ENGINEERS OF THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH
RELATIVES PRAY FOR THEIR DEAD IN A STADIUM
EXPERT MAKES NO COMMENT ABOUT CAUSES
WATER INFILTRATION IS THE LIKELY CAUSE OF COLLAPSE
"I KNOW IT WAS NOT A PUNISHMENT FROM GOD," SAYS EDIR MACEDO
Going live in three, two, one,
We deeply regret this accident,
We feel as if these people were,,,
our own loved ones,
We were on the site and could feel,,,
the pain,,,
and the agony,,,
of these people,
What happened was a tragedy,
One thing I know,,,
is that it was not God's punishment because He is not a monster,
He just allowed this to happen,,,
and I don't know why yet,
It is something beyond our comprehension,,,
beyond our abilities,,,
beyond our reasoning,
And I still don't know the answer,
Listen, we want answers, we want a detailed investigation,
And we will punish all the guilty parties
for this devastating tragedy!
Brazil is in mourning, it's outraged,
Are the families of the victims being assisted like I asked?
Yes, we are giving them all the necessary support,
What about this tragedy, Paulo?
Is there any explanation?
Was it our negligence?
No, the church has abided by every law, Bishop,
We even have the certificate from the City Hall,
And all of our churches undergo a rigorous maintenance service,
So how could this have happened?
Well, an investigation is happening,
but it looks like the unstable soil and a nearby construction site
led to the collapse,
It was then, at that moment,
that I decided we would start building cathedrals all over the world,
You only discover your own strength
when being strong is the only option you have,
How are you?
Ester, do you see that stray dog over there?
Sometimes, I'd rather be him,
I have to confess that if I didn't know God,,,
I would have shot myself in the head by now,
No!
Don't say something like that,
This will pass, my love,
God is with us,
You're up early,
Were you awake all night again?
Ester, I've made a decision,
What decision, my love?
I can't rely on the justice of men anymore,
I am where I am today because of my faith,
And this faith will continue to guide me,
What are you planning to do?
I'm going up Mount Sinai,
And I'm going with you,
LAWSUIT
DEFENDANT: UNIVERSAL CHURCH OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD
AND EDIR MACEDO BEZERRA
Are you going to take all these lawsuits with you?
All of them, Either God's with us or He isn't,
-Wow! -What?
Good,
THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH, A SUPERMARKET OF FAITH
It's impressive how many charges were brought against you
-and the church, -So many!
Why Mount Sinai?
Because it was on top of Mount Sinai where God spoke to Moses,
God could have spoken to him anywhere, but He chose Mount Sinai
to proclaim freedom for His people,
who were being treated unjustly,
Since I was seeking justice, that's where I had to go,
To cry out to God,
Open up the table, my love,
Okay,
-Coffee, sir? -Yes, please,
For goodness sake!
-What's going on here? -I am very sorry,
More coffee?
No, I'd just like a napkin to clean myself up, please,
Your reward is great, my love,
-Can I offer you something, sir? -No,
EGYPT
MOUNT SINAI, 1999
It's so beautiful, Ester,
Like that,
-Let me give you a Han, man, -No,
No, this is my mission,
Although climbing Mount Sinai was not easy,
my greatest sacrifice was not the climb itself,
After all, what is climbing
compared to having the elite of a whole country against you?
My greatest sacrifice was to trust
that just as God had descended on Mount Sinai in the past
to bring justice to His people,
He would do the same for us,
-Oh! -Oh!
My love!
Oh!
My love!
Oh!
Oh, you really hurt yourself!
-It's a deep cut, -Just bandage it up, Ester,
We have to go on,
Like that,
It's fine, let's go,
You'll do much greater things than climb trees,
You'll climb mountains,
I am yours, my Father,
Everything is in Your hands,,,
and do Your work our lives,
because all we want is to serve You
and win souls for Your kingdom,
Thank you,
Thank you, God,
Thank you,
This is so powerful, Ester,
Look at all this,
It's the same sky that Abraham saw,
It's impossible to count these stars,
Just like God was with Abraham,,,
He's with us,
I truly believe that God has heard our prayers, Ester,
I do too, my love,
Even this breeze we feel is a sign,
Shall we go?
Let's go,
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty,
I will say of the Lord,,,
"He is my refuge
and my fortress,"
REJECTED
"My God,
in whom I trust,"
LACK OF EVIDENCE
"Surely He shall deliver you
from the snare of the hunter
and from the deadly pestilence,"
How could you file the lawsuit against Macedo?
It had no legal basis, Ramos, What did you want me to do?
Go against the law?
"He shall cover you with His feathers,
and under His wings,,,
you shall find protection,
His faithfulness shall be your shield and wall,"
-Senator, please, -Senator, please!
What do you say about the allegations
of fraud and vote buying in your election to the Senate?
Senator, people want to know,
"You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,,,
nor of the arrow that flies by day,
nor of the pestilence that pursues in darkness,"
Go!
"Nor of the destruction that strikes at noonday,"
FEDERAL POLICE
Is this a way to come into a magistrate's room?
Judge Luis Ramos?
-That's me, -You're under arrest,
-Come with me, please, -"A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,,,
but it shall not come near you,
Only with your eyes shall you behold
and see the reward of the wicked,"
In Rio de Janeiro, millions are gathering on Botafogo Beach,
In São Paulo, around five thousand buses
took the faithful to the Interlagos race track,
All over the country today, you can see recurring images
of union and faith,
This is impressive,
After all that happened, the church just kept growing,
NEW UNIVERSAL CHURCH IN BOSTON
God cannot be mocked, my friend,
THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH CONQUERS ASIA
INAUGURATION IN THE PHILIPPINES
This is His work,
THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH ARRIVES IN ECUADOR
BOLIVIA FOR CHRIST
If you mess with one of His own,
you mess with Him too,
GROWTH IN MOZAMBIQUE
God not only gives us justice,
PROGRESS IN FLORIDA
NEW UNIVERSAL CHURCH IN ANGOLA
He inspires us,
SPIRITUAL BUILDING IN LONDON
CHILE CENTER OF SANTIAGO
Because God is the one,,,
UNIVERSAL CHURCH GROWS IN ANGOLA
,,,that motivates your desires and encourages you to act,,,
THE GOSPEL SPREADS AROUND EUROPE
,,,according to His goodwill,
THE GOSPEL IN INDIA
SOWETO GETS A HUGE CHURCH
And that's what happened in Soweto,
SOUTH AFRICA
JOHANNESBURG, 2009
It's so wonderful, my love!
Hi, Soweto!
Only the people of Africa can make me dance on the altar,
The cathedral of Soweto,,,
was a gift from God,
But the biggest gift was yet to come,
JERUSALEM, 2009
Kind of,
It's so lovely, Ester!
My dream is for all of our people to set foot on this land
and touch these stones!
This is the land our Lord walked on,
Is everything okay, Bishop?
Paulo,,,
If we can't bring our people here,
let's take these stones back to them!
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL
Well, I suppose you're tired for today,
Even though it was nice talking to you, it's been a long day,
I won't deny it,
When will this book be ready?
We have enough material,
Maybe even for more than one volume,
Don't make it boring, okay?
I'm just kidding,
-See you at the church's inauguration, -Yes,
Please,
After four years of construction and a lot of work,
three hours still remain before the inauguration,
But look how many people are already arriving,
Thousands of people from all over Brazil and the world are attending,
Representatives from all levels of the government
have made sure to be present,
Numerous ambassadors will also be present at the ceremony,
as well as representatives of the Jewish faith,
notable businessmen,
renowned celebrities and artists, leaders and owners
of the biggest TV and radio stations in the country,
Now I remember that verse of John that you love so much,
"And if any man serve me,
the Father shall honor him,"
A country that humiliated you so much is now here,
waiting to hear what you have to say,
All honor and glory to our God,
This act of faith makes all the difference,,,
JESUS CHRIST IS THE LORD UNIVERSAL CHURCH OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD
COPACABANA RADIO
JESUS CHRIST IS THE LORD
-Good morning, -Good morning,
Edir, are you okay?
Ester,,,
it's going to be a blast!
"Thus says the Lord:
Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,
and let not the mighty man glory in his might,
let not the rich man glory in his riches,
but let him who glories glory in this,
that he understands,,,
and knows Me,,,
And knows,,,
that I am the Lord,,,
who exercises loving-kindness,,,
justice, and righteousness in the earth,
For in these things I delight," says the Lord,
In 2012, Edir released his memoir Nothing to Lose,
Edir did not appear for any book signings
at any of the world's well-known bookstores,
with the exception of a prison in São Paulo,
MY BIOGRAPHY NOTHING TO LOSE
MOMENTS OF BELIEF THAT CHANGED MY LIFE
I like it when people persecute me, I like it when they slander me,
I like it when they invent lies, I like it,
I like it when people speak badly about me,
Because that's like fuel for my faith,
My mother was my biggest persecutor,
She used to beg me to leave my life of drug dealing,,,
BISHOP
,,,but then she started to persecute me
by saying she'd prefer me to go back to a life of crime
than to keep going to the church,
Living with the bishop
is a privilege and at the same time,,,
SON-IN-LAW
,,,a wonderful opportunity,
We are always learning about faith,
about justice,
truth, integrity,
perseverance,
He has always believed in things,,,
DAUGHTER
,,,that look crazy to the world,
but he saw what no one else saw,
I see Bishop Macedo as someone who won't ever accept,,,
SON-IN-LAW
,,,that you become anything but the best that you can be,
He taught me how to be more,
He challenged me to be better,
And when I'm by his side, I'm constantly reminded of that,
"Look, you could do more, you could do better,"
Well, we know him and how much
our family has sacrificed, and still sacrifices,,,
DAUGHTER
,,,for others, Yet that was what he got in return, right?
It was hard, we,,,
We all felt wronged, it wasn't just him,
The whole family felt wronged
by what was happening,
But today we look back and smile, We don't cry,
We don't think, "Wow, we suffered so much,"
You know? When we get emotional,
it's because we see what God has done in our lives,
So,,,
it's good to have gone through all that,
and to come out of it with our heads held high,
Never giving up, Overcoming it all,
And we're here today, to tell our story,
To see the church grow,
and knowing all that was happening,
it demanded a lot of me, I had to be spiritually strong,,,
WIFE
,,,and accept everything
as a sacrifice that God was asking of me,
It was hard, you know? To see it grow,
but you don't really see it, it just happens,
So, today we see the reality
of everything that happened, But it happened slowly, bit by bit,
And in every stage, you're just involved in that moment you're going through,
you can't see what's in the future,
And this is what we want,
Because if someone asks,
then we have the chance to teach them
what they need to know,
Something that reflects or represents an intelligent faith,
That's it,
TODAY, THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD
HAS OVER 12 THOUSAND CHURCHES,
WITH MORE THAN TEN MILLION FOLLOWERS IN 127 COUNTRIES,
IN 2018, THE CHURCH ASSISTED MORE THAN 14 MILLION PEOPLE
WITH ITS SOCIAL PROGRAMS,
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